Ballistic Research Laboratory
| Ballistic Research Laboratory | |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland in United States | |
Ballistic Research Laboratory – Emblem | |
Ballistic Research Laboratory – Logo | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military research laboratory |
| Owner | Department of Defense |
| Operator | U.S. Army |
| Controlled by | Army Materiel Command |
| Condition | Redeveloped as part of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1938 |
The Ballistic Research Laboratory (BRL) was a research facility under the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps and later the U.S. Army Materiel Command that specialized in ballistics as well as vulnerability and lethality analysis. Situated at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, BRL served as a major Army center for research and development in technologies related to weapon phenomena, armor, accelerator physics, and high-speed computing. In 1992, BRL was disestablished, and its mission, personnel, and facilities were incorporated into the newly created U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL).
The laboratory is perhaps best known for commissioning the creation of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), the first electronic general-purpose digital computer.